Back injury sidelines Terry
24 Sep 2006 - 11:51:18
Chelsea defender John Terry is a doubt for England's Euro 2008 qualifiers against FYR Macedonia and Croatia after missing the Blues' 2-0 win against Fulham on Saturday with a back injury.
Jose Mourinho was forced to rejig his defence after Khalid Boulahrouz was also ruled out of the Craven Cottage success because of illness.
Mourinho decided to use Geremi at right-back and partnered Paulo Ferreira with Ricardo Carvalho in the centre of his defence.
After the match the Blues boss said: "Today (Saturday), John Terry is worse than yesterday, tomorrow maybe he is the same or better.
"Yesterday he felt something in training, something in his back.
"We thought it was some muscular spasms and it was getting worse during the day. The medical department was with him before he went to bed and this morning he could not really walk. The muscles are very tight.
"Paulo (Ferreira) is not a central defender.
"He never was. He is a team player and an intelligent player, ready for everything you need from him.
"Playing against Collins John is not easy and playing against McBride together with Helguson is not easy. And Paulo was brilliant."
